AU726127B2 - Method and apparatus for cartilage growth stimulation - Google Patents

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AU726127B2
AU726127B2 AU64346/98A AU6434698A AU726127B2 AU 726127 B2 AU726127 B2 AU 726127B2 AU 64346/98 A AU64346/98 A AU 64346/98A AU 6434698 A AU6434698 A AU 6434698A AU 726127 B2 AU726127 B2 AU 726127B2
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Emery Rose
Jack Ryaby
Roger J. Talish
Kenneth Urgovitch Sr.
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/16—Bone cutting, breaking or removal means other than saws, e.g. Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
    • A61B17/1662—Bone cutting, breaking or removal means other than saws, e.g. Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans for particular parts of the body
    • A61B17/1675—Bone cutting, breaking or removal means other than saws, e.g. Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans for particular parts of the body for the knee
    • A61B17/1677—Bone cutting, breaking or removal means other than saws, e.g. Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans for particular parts of the body for the knee for the patella
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N7/00—Ultrasound therapy
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/16—Bone cutting, breaking or removal means other than saws, e.g. Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
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PCT/US1998/002447 WO1998034578A1 (fr) 1997-02-06 1998-02-06 Procede et appareil permettant de stimuler la croissance cartilagineuse

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AU6434698A (en) 1998-08-26
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US6355006B1 (en) 2002-03-12
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